Bill Text: NH SB370 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study real time threat notification systems to link schools with law enforcement when schools are under direct threat.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-04 - Signed by the Governor on 05/03/2016; Chapter 0047; Effective 05/03/2016 [SB370 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-SB370-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 47
SB 370 - FINAL VERSION
04/14/2016 1411EBA
2016 SESSION
16-2882
08/04
SENATE BILL 370
AN ACT establishing a committee to study real time threat notification systems to link schools with law enforcement when schools are under direct threat.
SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Rep. Cheney, Straf. 17; Rep. Balcom, Hills. 21; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study real time threat notification systems to link schools with law enforcement when schools are under direct threat.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/14/2016 1411EBA 16-2882
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study real time threat notification systems to link schools with law enforcement when schools are under direct threat.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
47:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study real time threat notification systems to link schools with law enforcement when schools are under direct threat.
47:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Four members of the house of representatives: one member from the education committee, one member from the finance committee, one member from the municipal and county government committee, and one member from the criminal justice and public safety committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
47:3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Invite stakeholders to the committee as it deems appropriate, including but not limited to the state police, the New Hampshire chiefs of police, local law enforcement, school administrators, municipal authorities, New Hampshire homeland security and emergency management, the New Hampshire Tactical Officers Association, the New Hampshire Sheriffs Association, the department of education, Primex, and the Local Government Center.
II. Hear testimony from Copsync911 or other entities offering a similar product.
III. Identify potential sources of funding for such threat notification systems.
47:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
47:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2016.
47:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 3, 2016
Effective Date: May 3, 2016
